The Portland daily press., 1887-02-18

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Portland. Mr.. Wescott, who is sick, was
paired with Mr.. Dunnell.
| If the Senate does not reconsider the vote
| to indefinitely postpone tomorrow, the re-
ports must go to the House for concurrence
Railroad Matters.
1t has been Bangor day with the railroad
committee. The Megantic or Inter
colonial road, in running round the foot Of
Moosehead Lake, fixed their present route
impracticable as they say. They therefore
want to swing to the southwark, and such a
sweep would bring them within prohibited
distance of the Bangor and Piscataquis rail
road, so that 1t might be termed parable
line for short distance. Bangor is lighting
to keep the legislature from giving permis.
sion for this. Many promenent men were
here from that city to-day: Mayor Nealley,
Moses Giddings, J. L. Cutter, Daniel f. Da-
| Wis, w. ID. and Philo Strickland. and Others
to the number of 35. For the Bangor and
Piscataquis Chas. p. Stetson, Esq. conducts
the case, and G. +. Woodard is for the Me-
gantic. Hon. o. d. Baker and Hon. J. II
Drummond were there for the Maine Cen
tral Many Belfast people were there on the
| SIDE OF the Megantic and so were some OF the
Monson people. The case continued this
evening.
Belfast's Troubles.
Belfast had this day before the legal affairs
committee. Some of the temperance people
and clergymen of the city want law passed
giving concurrent jurisdiction to trial
justices, so thatthey may not be dependent
on the police judge for warrants against
rumsellers. Forty-four citizens of the city,
| with the mayor, four ex-mayors, and the
judge of probate were present and generally
defended the judge. 1t was, however, ad-
mltted by one friend of the judge that the
latter would not have warrant sworn out
unless the applicant had evidence that rum
was sold in the place to be raided General
ly the applicant in other courts, gets the
warrant by swearing that to the best of his
belief rum Is sold. Secretary Bracket, of
the Good Templars. and the two clergymen,
represented that though this ruling of the
Judge they were prevented from having no.
torious rum holes raided. They .think that
by giving the trial justices concurrent juris-
dlction they may do so without the judge.
The hearing was exciting and the room was
crowded most of the time.
Cats and Dogs.
The agricultural committee decided today
to report bill establishing a license on all
dogs, one dollar for male and two dollars
for female. The money thus raised would
5S w ehC tOnu uCdnuly, anu iAOHh thchSO w
pay for damages inflicted on sheep by un-
known dogs. In case there should not be
money enough in the treasury to pay for all
these damages, it would be distributed pro
rata.
1t will be observed that the committee on
agriculture bears the dog no good will. They
don't agree at all with their brethren of the
judiciary committee, who hold the dog in
such tender regard that they have recon-
mended bill under which the man who
should kill dog might be imprisoned four
years. 1t Is now understood that the agri-
cultural committee have prepared bill for
the protection of the house cat, imposing a
fine of $1,000 on whomsoever shall cuff that
animal for using her claws. This bill they
will introduce with the recommendation that
1t be referred to the judiciary committee.
The Assessment of Taxes.
Judge Savage of Auburn appeared before
the judiciary committee to-day to urge the
adoption of the bill entitled San act for the
more perfect assessment of taxes" This is
the bill providing for sworn settlements Of
property of which the leading provisions
were printed in the PRESS some weeks ago.
Judge Savage explained the bill, and made
strong argument in its favor. 1t was, he
said, substantially the Vermont law. He
was somewhat familiar with the workings
OF the Vermont law, and he showed that by
blidb law tu6 dSS6SSdDl6 NdludLlOQ Oh The
State had been increased from Is millions in
1878 to 1876 millions in 1885. The natural in
crease would not have been near this; it was
caused by drawing property from conceal
ment. The:committee have not indicated
what they think of the bill. No one ap-
peared against it.
The Prison Laborers.
The State Prison committee met today and
discussed the convict labor question. They
decided to recommend that the Legislature
advise the Governor and Council to see about
the employment of part of those convicts
now making harnesses and carriages, in the
manufacture of whips, chairs such as the
Shakers make, com brooms and baskets
The idea is that by the addition of these in
oustries the labor at the prison would be so
Subdivided that no one industry would suffer
much. Meanwhile the judiciary committee
have prepared for hearing on the same sub
Ject which will come off February 23d.
Railway Legislation.
Senator Gilbert of Oxford, introduced to-
day bill to amend Sec 100 of Chap. 81 of
the Revised Statutes, by adding to it the fol-
lowing:
And any subsequent foreclosure in any method
provided by law, of the mortgage given to secure
such bonds or scrip, shall enure at once for the
benefit OF such corporation, and vest therein the
title acquired by such foreclosure. Such corpora
tion may reduce its capital stock by issuing each
share thereafter such amount of bonds or cou-
pons, not less than 800, as may be determined
by two-thirds vote at meeting of such corpora
tion, notified for the purpose,
Some Afterthoughts.
The committee ON agriculture, seeing that
economy is the rule in these latter days of
the session, have reconsidered the votes
whereby they recommended that the appro-
inc l.o
from Sl400 to $2500 yearly; and the salary Of
the secretary of the Board of Agriculture
from 5000 to 5000. They will leave them at
the old figures.
Hon. w. w. Thomas, Jr., was listened to
by very large audience this evening. Gov
ernor Bodwell, and nearly all the Legisla-
ture were there, and citizens of Augusta
filled the rest of Representatives Hall and
the galleries. The audience were apprecia-
tive throughout and at the close every one
spoke of the lecture in terms of the highest
praise.
Favorable Reports.
Among the matters favorably reported,
this morning, were these:
The bill to charter the Castine g. Bangor Rail-
way; and to charter the Sebago Lake and Me-
chanic Falls railroad; the act to incorporate the
Bath Dry Dock Company; an act to revive, re-
create and amend an act to incorporate the Lime
ROCK hallway Company.
Shorter Speeches.
The House to-day adopted an order that
hereafter no member shall draw out his
speech on any subject more than fifteen
minutes.
More Acts and Resolves Approved.
These additional acts and resolves have
been approved by the Governor:
PUBLIC ACTS.
An act to repeal Sec. ~ of Chap. GO of the Re
vised Statutes relating to divorces
An act to fix the salary of the judge and register
of probate for Waldo county.
An act establishing the salary OF the county at
torney for the county of Aroostook.
PRIVATE ACTS.
An act to prevent the pollution Of the waters of
Upper and Lower Hadlock ponds and streams be-
tween them.
An act for the protection of trout and land
locked salmon in the tributaries OF Wilson and
North ponde